Smackdown featured Miz facing off against Orton in the main event, with Triple H coming out and playing the passive heel by restarting the match after an Orton DQ and making it a No Holds Barred match, knowing full well that Miz was hurt. Still though. It's The Miz. I've never been anti-Miz, but he's not exactly the hero you want to see rebelling against Triple H. Triple H who, by the way, came out to a huge ovation at the top of the show. Way more over than any of the guys he's been "punishing."

And while Hunter was more solidly a heel on RAW last night, on Smackdown he was hopping around all over the place. Being cruel to Big Show, but then reasonable to others. JBL attempted to explain this by saying that when you're the boss, you need to handle different employees in different ways. Which is completely true. But managerial truths and executive best practices don't exactly make for compelling wrestling storylines.

Over in TNA, it seems like (rumors rumors) Ken Anderson might be re-signing fairly soon. Which is fine with me. WWE really has no interest in any of the folks currently on their way out of TNA right now, so TNA, despite whatever work-environment gripes a wrestler might have, still represents the best way for big exposure. Plus, now that Styles could possibly lose to Bully at BFG (thanks to making an enemy of Dixie), Anderson could come back strong and feud with Bully. Which was a feud, despite only lasting two weeks, that I found myself way more invested in than Styles vs. Bully.

Plus, it would be too obvious to have Bully lose the belt now that Aces and Eights are in shambles. Unless they directly cause him to lose. Because him retaining the belt without them would keep him with Brooke a bit longer while giving him the chance to boast about never needing Aces in the first place. Plus, Styles got freakin' shut down (like a certain government I know) this week. Did you see how he was dismissed from the ring? And how, you know, he just left without a word?

Granted the final segment was mostly between Dixie and Hogan, but it felt so wrong to just have Dixie tell Styles to "shoo" after he made such a huge scene last week. Though I do side with her over the fact that she doesn't owe anyone who says that they "want her to get down on her knees and beg" anything. Anyhow, Dixie was able to bring up all over critics this time around - specifically the IWC who's been harassing her for months. But then, rather than keep her heat based on actual events, she went the more cartoonish "1% vs. the poor" route. So now there's no need to boo her for corporate mismanagement. You can boo her because she's staunchly "it's rich people who matter because we shape the world."

Oh, and I've gotta thank Hogan for making me chuckle with his hardline "I'm against airing dirty laundry in public" stance*.

(*See, it's funny because Hogan's real life, along with his wrestling storylines, has been almost 100% dirty laundry - complete with bad discussions, ill-advised legal action, and a litany of things said out of turn. But I'm glad he got to sneak in that one-liner right before he tweeted more upskirts of Brooke with the hashtags #daddysgirl #totesjelzofherfiance #brother)

Hogan goes to his happy place. A magical land of brothers where everyone's your brother, brother.

But now the big question is, with Hogan's contract being up as of today, "Will Hogan re-sign with TNA?" Some say that he already has and that they're just using all the real life speculation to enhance the story. Honestly though, the only reason I feel Hogan wouldn't re-up is if he got an offer from the WWE. If not, then he should just feel lucky that TNA still wants him.

On the match front, Impact featured a great (and bloody) impromptu match between Aries and Kenny King along with a nice showing from Manik, who bested Sabin, despite Sabin's insta-heel turn. Sabin's been supremely fast-tracked into an "exhibits every heel trait in the heel trait book" heel, now even throwing Velvet into his opponents, which he did twice during his Manik match.

For all you So Cal-based Daffney fans, she's got a weekend of wonders planned for you in a few weeks - in Gardena on October 12th and South Gate on October 13th...

Man, I remember when I was a So Cal-based Daffney fan. That was awesome. My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood. Now I'm in Texas where every cuisinal dessert favorite seems to be a direct result of not getting the blast doors closed in time during an experiment gone wrong. Like Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake, Deep-Fried Kool-Aid, and Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream.

SOCIAL MEDIA TIME! You can find me at all these spots, whoopin' it up and shuttin' it down, like a big, fancy whoopy shutty person. Life's a party and I can get you on the list. You just need to know the secret handshake* (*be lonely, cry forever).